Villupuram district

In the video, which he sent to his friends on WhatsApp minutes before died, S Arun claimed he was killing his daughters and was about to commit suicide with his wife over mounting debts. read more

A noted ‘Free Tibet’ activist, Tsundue, a former student of the Loyola College in Chennai, was picked up at Kottakuppam in Villupuram district on Sunday night. The seven other Tibetan youth had landed from New Delhi, police said. read more

While 10 people died in a collision between a private bus and a van near Kallakkurichi in Villupuram district, six passengers died near Thoothukkudi when the van they were travelling in plunged into a roadside pit. read more

The victim sustained injuries and is under treatment at Puducherry’s Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER). read more

With 17-year-old girl’s death, the number of students who have committed suicide since Wednesday rose to three. read more

The Union ministry of environment said it had cleared the proposed environmental impact assessment for both offshore and onshore exploration in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Puducherry. read more

The new revenue division created by bifurcating Villupuram district would be the 33rd district in the state and fulfils an election promise made by late chief minister J Jayalalithaa in 2016. read more

The accused, who served in Tamil Nadu police’s special battalion force in Vellore opened fire at his girlfriend following an argument on her birthday. He then shot himself in the head. read more